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...music composed primarily during the second half of the eighteenth century, according to a number of more-or-less definite rules guiding the practice of composition. In this sense, the only truly Classical composers are people like Haydn and Mozart (and even this comes under debate). Neither Bach nor Wagner would qualify...
When he asked contestant Linda M. Rattner '92about her date with Matthias Wagner '92, Rattnerresponded, "I could handle the meat fine, but notthe creamy stuff that came afterwards...
...Wagner cannot be heard in Israel; the Symphony of Rishon Lezion, a Tel Aviv suburb, violated the taboo two years ago, to little or no outcry. And it is not as if the Nazis didn't turn the works of other composers, such as Beethoven's Ninth Symphony and Liszt's Les Preludes, into political totems as well. Yet Wagner's unique resonance continues to sound, louder and more forcefully than that of the others...
Still, the Case of Wagner (as Nietzsche dubbed it) remains open. We continue to honor the music -- its power and majesty -- even as we abhor aspects of the man. These aspects, however, are as dead as Wagner, buried with him behind Haus Wahnfried in Bayreuth. It is the music that lives on. The whole world realizes this. The Israelis should too. They should see that the flame that still burns so brightly gives out light, not heat...
MUSIC Why Wagner's works should be performed in Israel...